What styling tool (that you gave up) do you miss?

**LilyMunster** · August 15th, 2008, 08:43 AM

Hair dryer. Makes my hair tamer. Easier to style. Haven't used one for a year and a half. Before that it was over a year as well. I use a blowdryer for funerals and weddings.
The one I have broke, and I never replaced it.
I can get nearly the same smoothness w huge rollers and large amounts of time.

**ssjhotau2** · August 15th, 2008, 08:53 AM

Everyone says they miss the blowdryer. Does it only damage hair because of the heat? I've recently bought one by BedHead and it has a cool setting that feels more like sitting infront of a fan. Is that still damaging?

I've only just started caring for my hair seriously within the last month. I'm really going to miss the curling iron.

**lapushka** · August 15th, 2008, 08:54 AM

I don't actually miss my blowdrier, because I still use one, not all the time but it is very handy to have. I don't want to wait 6 to 8 hours for dry hair, esp. not in winter... sorry. I bought one that has ion technology (didn't believe that at first) & a cool shot. It has 3 heat settings, 2 speeds, and it *greatly* reduces the heat. The thing only blowdries warmish (on the hottest setting it's half the heat of a regular blowdrier) to cool. I had a small almost travel size blowdrier before that and the air was so hot that steam actually came off my hair! Yikes! No way!

I have this one BTW (also has a diffuser which I love!):
http://www.braun.com/de/products/bea.../creation.html

**RedCardigan** · August 15th, 2008, 08:54 AM

I really miss my flat iron. It made my hair look so good, fried it to smithereens,but it looked so good.

**Kirin** · August 15th, 2008, 09:58 AM

I miss occassionally my blowdryer, but in the summer thats not a problem. I know it will have use here in the winter. Sorry but wet hair and -17 degrees in Connecticut is NOT happening. I only use the low / cool settings though.

my curling iron/hot rollers. Those I know are going to see some action. Wet setting takes way too long, and painful to sleep on, hair is STILL WET in the morning.

**WavyGirl** · August 15th, 2008, 02:21 PM

I can honestly say I don't miss anything. I did miss my flat iron when I first stopped using it, but it's been over 2 years now and I've gotten used to the way my hair looks and behaves naturally. I enjoy it so much more now, than I ever did before.

**Nightshade** · August 15th, 2008, 02:53 PM

My BBB. The healthy hair just loves the thing, but those last few inches of tattered ends just hate the thing. The sensation of brushing is so lovely, but at least I'll get it back once the ends are all grown out and trimmed off

**Finoriel** · August 15th, 2008, 03:02 PM

I miss... I miss... I occasionally miss the good old hair-un-friendly elastics, the ones with metal and the rubber-elastics showing. I hate to say that, but they just hold up a ponytail best. The hair-friendly ones are not as strong as those have been. And I sometimes miss the days of fast and unworried brushing with one of those ball tipped brushes. Shocking

**RavenDream** · August 15th, 2008, 03:06 PM

My brush. I used to constantly brush my hair as part of my hair care routine. Now it's a rare thing that I do.

**Chromis** · August 15th, 2008, 03:25 PM

I can't say I miss anything. My old brush was very hair unfriendly, but honestly I much prefer my BBB and wooden comb anyhow (I mostly use the BBB on my scalp and first two thirds of my hair just to smooth it). I never used or wanted to use heat appliances even before LHC. I used to always pony tail my hair in a scrunchii, but really it's too long for that now and I like all the updos and braids I have learnt here far better!